Schlittschuh
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German
Etymology
Originally in the obsolete form of Schrittschuh (“step shoe, pace shoe”), from Schritt + Schuh, an old compound already attested in Old High German scritescuoh. Remodelled in modern German by association with Schlitten (“sleigh”). Compare Swedish skridsko.
Pronunciation
Noun
Schlittschuh m (strong, genitive Schlittschuhs or Schlittschuhes, plural Schlittschuhe or (colloquial) Schlittschuh)
Declension
Declension of Schlittschuh [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Schlittschuh | die | Schlittschuhe, Schlittschuh2 |
| genitive | eines | des | Schlittschuhs, Schlittschuhes | der | Schlittschuhe, Schlittschuh2 |
| dative | einem | dem | Schlittschuh, Schlittschuhe1 | den | Schlittschuhen, Schlittschuh2 |
| accusative | einen | den | Schlittschuh | die | Schlittschuhe, Schlittschuh2 |
1Now rare, see notes.
2Colloquial.
Further reading
- “Schlittschuh” in Duden online
- “Schlittschuh” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache